the LGW base is now crewed by permanent employees rather than fixed term contractors and as such, UK labour law applies.
A sample contract for so-called “permanent employees” is available on another thread and contains a number of clauses, one of which states;
“In circumstances where:
(b) Client [Norwegian airline] terminates its agreement with the Employer [agency] with respect to the Employee [pilot], then the Employer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by giving 30 days written notice to the employee”
Three contracts were exposed by the National Mediation Board investigation of the Norwegian/OSM relationship:
1. Agency/crew member
2. Agency/Norwegian airline for total crew members provision of services
3. Agency/Norwegian airline for EACH crew member and their provision of services.
Item 3 permits the Norwegian airline to terminate the respective crew member(s) services without notice, reason or recourse - ref clause (b) above. The notice period is with the employer agency, not the Norwegian airline. That such an arrangement/scheme may be considered permanent employment with a Norwegian airline is delusional.
The nature of business of Norwegian OSM Aviation and Rishworth’s Global Crew UK is listed by Companies House as; “Other activities of employment placement agencies” – links:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09462762
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10697097
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09543804
There is a reason Norwegian Group airlines do not employ their pilots directly. A shelf-stacker at Tesco’s has more labor law rights than a pilot with a Norwegian airline.
Has anything happened lately with Norwegian family members based in Italy and their “representative” union?